Information About the Hip
Number (in thousands) of physician visits for hip symptoms or complaints (by sex)
Year |
Men |
Women |
Total |
1998 |
1,071 |
2,330 |
3,402 |
1999 |
992 |
2,629 |
3,621 |
2000 |
1,564 |
2,309 |
3,874 |
2001 |
1,008 |
2,694 |
3,702 |
2002 |
1,030 |
2,460 |
3,490 |
2003 |
1,492 |
2,650 |
4,141 |
2004 |
987 |
2,847 |
3,834 |
2005 |
1,251 |
2,011 |
3,262 |
2006 |
1,347 |
1,615 |
2,963 |
Source: Reason for Visits to Physician - National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey 1998-2006. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; National Center for Health Statistics.
Note: Information in the figure and table represents the reason listed as the “most important reason” for visit.
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